Chilled Iced Tea

Word Order Practice

Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.

Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.

Why Word Order Matters in English

Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.

This exercise helps you:

  • Internalize English sentence patterns
  • Recognize how common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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is Phil what Excitement drives
Excitement is what drives Phil
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as been has the for and and it for nearly as excitement he does for smuggling the much He animals years capturing money exotic ten
He has been capturing and smuggling exotic animals for nearly ten years and he does it as much for the excitement as for the money
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who unpredictable he Once was partner a worked very with
Once he worked with a partner who was very unpredictable
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to out were so his told the keep didn't they quiet border they partner crossing stand he As
As they were crossing the border he told his partner to keep quiet so they didn't stand out
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off guard pay money enough Phil to not did border have the
Phil did not have enough money to pay off the border guard
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Phil to agent and got partner customs began His with argue the too angry
His partner began to argue with the customs agent and Phil got angry too
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were arrested beginning up heat his Things then the guards partner and to
Things were beginning to heat up and then the guards arrested his partner
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fighting partner down violently sat just Phil so started His
His partner started fighting violently so Phil just sat down
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that up jail partner chilling now and out his guy is They in locked
They locked up his partner and now that guy is chilling out in jail
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chilling out he Phil teas a also is got through bar sipping iced now chilled in safely and
Phil got through safely and now he is also chilling out in a bar sipping chilled iced teas
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence